The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 2, 2026
Waning Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1284
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.23° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.67° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.